Corinthians seek partners to cut costs of new Brabas training centre | OneFootball

Corinthians is working to complete the new structure intended exclusively for women’s football and, alongside the construction work, is looking for alternatives to lessen the project’s impact on the club’s finances. With approximately 90% of the construction finished, the marketing department is seeking companies interested in taking part in the space’s setup stage.

According to information from Meu Timão, the club has already found two solutions to reduce expenses related to the construction and is now considering expanding the involvement of partners. The intention is to cover part of the costs of furniture, decoration, interior and exterior design, and other equipment needed for the training center to operate through commercial agreements.

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The strategy comes amid Corinthians’ delicate financial situation. At the same time, the board intends to deliver a dedicated structure to the Brabas, who currently share the training center located next to CT Dr. Joaquim Grava with the men’s youth academy teams.

Construction of the new space reaches 90%

President Osmar Stabile recently visited the site to monitor the project’s progress. In an interview with ESPN, the club chief said the structure is close to completion and mentioned some of the areas planned for the players.

“We are giving special attention, organizing all of women’s football, where they had no space. We opened this space, built a new facility for them, and it is already 90% complete. We are going through financial difficulties, obviously, but women’s football is very well looked after. They will receive a special space, with a locker room, gym, TV room, rest room, recovery area. So, we are changing the structure of women’s football,” Osmar Stabile told ESPN.

With the completion of the construction work, the women’s department will have its own place to carry out its activities. Currently, the Brabas use a shared structure, while the men’s professional squad works at CT Dr. Joaquim Grava.

The project was formalized in the first half of the year

The implementation of the exclusive space moved forward in March, when Corinthians finalized the agreement with the company responsible for the project. At the time, Iris Sesso, director of women’s football, announced the signing of the contract and highlighted that creating a dedicated structure had been a long-standing demand within the sport.

“I wanted to share a message, actually excellent news. Today, we managed to finalize what we have been aiming for over many years, which is to have our own structure for women’s football. We finalized the contract, with President Osmar’s signature, and he supported me a lot in this negotiation. We have wanted this exclusive structure for women’s football for several years, and today we managed to make it happen,” Sesso said at the time.

The director also acknowledged the financial limitations faced by the club, but described the new structure as a necessary investment for the department’s development.

“So, my special thanks to President Osmar Stabile, who supported us and is concerned about us. I know exactly the club’s financial situation today, how delicate it is, and that we need to take all these precautions. But President Osmar supports us; he believes it is a very necessary investment and something we have deserved for a long time. That was the news I wanted to share, to cap off a happy night with the victory and now this Corinthians step forward in terms of physical infrastructure,” she added.

The structure will use containers

The project will be developed using container modules. So far, Corinthians has not officially disclosed how many units will be used or presented all the details of the internal layout of the new training center.

The model, however, already has precedents within Parque São Jorge. In 2018, a partnership with Truckvan made it possible to install container locker rooms at the youth academy training center, a structure that also came to serve women’s football.

At the time, two locker rooms were assembled. Each was made up of two 20-foot containers and had approximately 30 m² of usable area, with capacity for 16 athletes. The spaces also included individual showers, bathrooms, lockers, and benches.

Even before that initiative, Corinthians had also used modular structures in professional football. Until September 2010, while the current CT Dr. Joaquim Grava still did not offer the full structure later built, players from the men’s squad used containers as support spaces for changing clothes and showering after training.

Now, the solution is once again part of the club’s structural planning, this time with an exclusive focus on the Brabas. With the work close to completion, Corinthians is focusing efforts on setting up the environments and searching for partners who will allow the space to be finalized while reducing the need for additional club funds.

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